Pitch competition · Berlin, Germany
A global network of three-minute pitch competitions for students, researchers and early-career innovators. About 100 Lab winners a year go on to the Global Finale in Berlin each November.
Opens 1 Feb 2027 Run by Falling Walls Foundation
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Lab winners travel to the Global Finale in Berlin to compete for the Breakthrough of the Year title in the Emerging Talents category; no cash prize is published on the Lab pages.
2027 season: applications open 1 February 2027.
Usual timing: The 2027 season opens on 1 February 2027 through local Labs worldwide, each with its own deadline; the Global Finale is held in Berlin in November.
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